... through the cracks since efforts may already be totally concentrated on the other product. In a heavy manufacturing environment, continuing maintenance and upgrading of the equipment is essential. Techniques such as Total Productive and Preventive Maintenance and Continuous Improvement are implemented to ensure this happens. In the current organization though, maintenance supervisors are used primarily to direct ... day-to-day fire fighting on shift. Little time is left to plan preventive maintenance checks, predict failures or implement good ideas to improve machine efficiency. The Mana...

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